St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-27
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS


encountered BY Traveller IN
"Eland and on the Contins.t.
Inc fullman car is unknown in
european railroading, and but few
Mann boudoir cars are in existence.
Inc nearest approach to American
s'eepcrs is the car fitted up with tho
'dute"it-tit. or bed-chair, which is an
ordinary seat that may be converted
into poor substitute for a bed. and
the extra cost of this luxury is about
nne-third OF the price Of the ticket.
ihree td"teuil-lits fill compartment.
ana the occupants of those away from
Tue door must climb over the Others in
.etting In or out after the beds have
been opened There are no toilet facili-
Ties on European trains, and retiring
ciosets are by no means universal.
MOST of the coupes, which are places dc
t"1e In irst-ciass carriages-cOmpart-
mehts Tor four people instead of eight,
as in the body of the coacb-have
closets. but they are generally in the
baggage-car or under the brakeman.
ana the keys of these cabinets
are IN the keeping of the con-
ductor. who opens them upon APP
piication. but they can only be reached
or left while train is halted at a sta
ton. The coaches differ from ours in
oeing divided into compartments which
seat eight persons, and each compart-
mentis entered from the end. there be-
ing no dividing aisle. The carriages
are of three and sometimes four classes.
and each carriage is numbered for its
class. In Germany the first-class
coaches have their seats upholstered i'm
velvet and the second with cloth; the
third-class have seats of plain board,
and the fourth no seats at all. passen-
GERS either standing up or .squatting on
the floor. In France and Italy the
quickest trains are made up of first
class carriages. The fare by mixed
trains freight and passengcr) is only
about onc-third that charged for first
class expresses. The sale of tickets
ceases from five to ten minutes before
the departure of . taain, and
the registration Of baggage not less
than fifteen. The traveller first BUYS his
ticket and then goes to the baggage
agent, who stands in little office close
to the baggage counter. The baggage
is weighed and the weight declared by
an attendant; the agent takes the ticket,
stamps it to show that it has received
It baggage allowance. then fills out tho
receipt. stating the number oftrunks.
their weight and the amount paid, If any.
When there is no excess there is usu.
ally charge of ten:.centimcs-two cents
for the receipt; the paper should
be carefully guarded. as its production
is necessary at the destination to secure
the delivery of the baggage. In En-
gland no receipt is given; you must
mark and pick out your property on tho
platform. If you look at the receipt
given you on the continent you will
find column for dogs. and a dog COM
partment, with grated doors. is found
on every train. In England 100 pounds
Of baggage is allowed; in France and
Spain. 65; in Germany. so to 20; in
Austria. So; in Sweden, C.; in Russia.
55. and in Denmark. s.. In Bavaria,
Italy and most parts of Switzerland ev-
cry pound of baggage must be paid for.
and in all European countries the rates
Cor excess baggage are very high.-Sk
IOglS GlOhe- Democrat